Michael Cohen’s potential role follows 15-year arc from loyal defender to outspoken antagonist
Michael Cohen, former attorney for Donald Trump, arrives at court in New York, the US, March 15 2023. Picture: EDUARDO MUNOZ/REUTERS
Cohen has said Trump directed him to pay Daniels $130,000 to keep her from speaking about a sexual encounter she has said she had with Trump in 2006, meaning he is likely be a prominent witness if the case goes to trial. Cohen’s potential role as a star witness against Trump marks the culmination of his 15-year arc from being the businessman-turned-politician’s loyal “fixer” to an outspoken antagonist. “I will do anything to protect Mr Trump,” Cohen told Fox News in 2017.
Cohen was hired as the Trump Organisation’s executive vice-president and special counsel in 2007. Before that, the Long Island native and son of a Holocaust survivor worked as a malpractice lawyer and owned a fleet of yellow taxis. He later pleaded guilty to a federal campaign finance law violation for paying Daniels, and then testified in Congress that Trump told him to make the payment. He said he was reimbursed in instalments, and displayed a copy of a $35,000 cheque from Trump’s personal bank account.
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